Whitinsville teen, juvenile, arrested after crash

NORTHBRIDGE - A Whitinsville teenager was arrested Wednesday for marijuana possession after the vehicle she was in struck a parked car and crashed while trying to evade a police cruiser, police said.

Victoria Brady, 19, of 2 Forest St., Whitinsville, was arrested at 3:37 a.m. Wednesday on East Street on charges of possession marijuana, possession with intent to distribute and disguise to obstruct justice, police said.

She was released on personal recognizance at her arraignment in Uxbridge District Court Wednesday.

According to a police report on file at Uxbridge District Court, a vehicle traveling on Church Street and driven by a juvenile made an abrupt turn onto Linwood Ave after the driver spotted a cruiser positioned at the intersection. Brady, police said, was a passenger in the vehicle.

When the cruiser began following the vehicle that was traveling at a "high rate of speed," it made another series of turns in an attempt to flee the pursuing cruiser, police said.

But when the driver turned onto East Street, the getaway was halted when the car hit a parked vehicle, police said.

According to the report, the officer, Michael Marino, didn’t activate his lights until after the collision.

When approaching the vehicle, Marino said he saw the passenger and driver, who later admitted to not having a license, switching seats, police said.

When police searched the vehicle, they found 12 grams of marijuana packaged individually in Brady’s purse, the report said.

Brady first said the bags were packaged individually because she "gives it away," but later admitted to selling the drugs, police said.

The juvenile was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, police said.

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